Macalester vs. St. Thomas statistics
The Scots tallied three goals within a 13:30 stretch in the second half and went on to gain a big 3-1 comeback victory over St. Thomas at Macalester Stadium. Mac posts its fourth win in a row to improve to 8-5 on the season, and more importantly, 5-2 in the MIAC. UST falls to 6-5 overall and 3-3 in league play.
Macalester's three-match shutout streak ended when UST's MacAlister Enderson scored 5:56 into the contest and the Tommies went on to lead 1-0 at halftime.
The Scots picked up the attack in the decisive second half.
Reid Usedom (Sr., Asheville, N.C. / A.C. Reynolds) tied the match at 51:09 with his second goal of the year.
Macalester remained aggressive and decided the match with a pair of goals within a quick 29-second explosion.
Jesse Geary (Sr., Duluth, Minn. / Marshall) scored off a set piece from 20-yards out at 64:10 to put the home side up 2-1 with his second score of the campaign. Then at 64:39, team scoring leader
Taylor Rasmussen (Jr., Eagan, Minn. / Eastview) headed in his 11th goal of the year on a
Robin Forslund (So., Madison, Wis. / Memorial) cross. Rasmussen has scored in six of his team's seven MIAC matches.
The Scots played to a 7-2 advantage in shots on goal and 14-10 lead in total shots. Mac led 5-2 in corner kicks.
The game was delayed 45 minutes because of issues with the stadium lighting system.
This was Macalester's third straight win over the Tommies.
Macalester plays another big MIAC match Saturday (Oct. 15) at home against St. Olaf (4-1-1 in the MIAC). The Senior Night game gets started at 7:30 p.m.
